adjective
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of or relating to geodesy
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another word for geodesic
Other Word Forms
- geodetically adverb
- ungeodetic adjective
- ungeodetically adverb
Etymology
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EarthScope, the nation’s primary seismological and geodetic data facility, was recently formed as the merger of UNAVCO, which held an archive for GPS data, and IRIS, which held a seismic data archive.
From Los Angeles Times
"The conversation we're having is, 'How much of this is transferable?'" said Sullivan, also a professor of civil, environmental and geodetic engineering.
From Science Daily
“It was a big surprise to me,” says Jihye Park, a geodetic scientist at Oregon State University who was not involved in the research.
From Science Magazine
"The accuracy is so extraordinary that even today it continues to astound. It represents the first geodetic survey in the New World."
From BBC
Some groups envisioned lines of sea-floor geodetic arrays off the coast, with wave gliders passing to collect data.
From Nature
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